Matthew Knowles

Good evening. There is a chance that I may end up with a job in Stockport and the commute from Derby would be miserable if I had to do it every day. One option therefore is to move our boat in that direction. Are any of you able to recommend a marina close to Stockport (preferably with spaces) that I may consider. Many thanks, Matt

I have recently acquired a Bolin 12v circulation pump to replace my existing, noisy pump which is plumbed into a standard 15mm copper pipe via rubber tubing. The Bolin has a grey 22mm Hepworth screw threaded collar on both input and output. What should I use to attach this to the existing rubber pipe?

I believe that it was Ultimate Force

You are quite right...I'll guess that you are a big lad then! The difficulty with the hierarchy of rights is that the hierarchy will vary from one person to another. I've seen people feeding a slot machine all night and then throw a tantrum when they step away, someone else puts a quid in and wins the jackpot. They believe that their right to continue feeding the machine all night is greater than anyone elses right to put a quid in when the machine looks abandoned. In terms of your right to walk along a tow path compared to my right to walk along the tow path with my dog off lead I see those two rights as being fairly equal. As I said earlier if you had your dog on a lead or stopped to put it on then I would do similarly. If you were without a dog then I'd probably leave Twm as he was.

Oh! Would you! Please? Would I have to pay before or after?

OK...the wife's going to have a lovely surprise tonight!

Of course I will, since you asked so nicely. Does the inspection include a tasting?

I never realised that there was a hierarchy to people's personal rights? Is there a scale against which a right may be measured?

Thanks for that. What I shall do then is also get a jerrycan of DERV and chuck it all in. I may also drain the existing crap from the regulator and then see if it returns.

We are moored at Mercia so I've instructed my wife to stop at Midland Chandlers to buy a bottle of Fuel Set. At less than a tenner it's certainly worth a try before I try draining the tanks etc. (Even cheaper if she doesn't ask for the money back! )

And also, why would anyone want a dog that didn't act like a dog? If you want something to carry in your handbag then buy a stuffed toy. Let your dog sniff other dogs arses if he wants to, it's what dogs do! Our dog spends as much time as possible off lead and I take my cue from other dog owners. If I am approaching someone it is usually clear by how they react with their dog as to how I should react. If their dog is on lead then I shall reciprocate but if they leave theirs off lead then I shall also.

The filler is above (well above and slightly to the side) of one of the bow lockers in the lip created by the continuation of the gunnel. It is of the brass, screw in variety. So, yes, the filler is exposed to the weather, etc although there are no rubber seals. The hose is then attached below the gunnel so I suppose that it's possible that there may have been some ingress here.

No, it's certainly not anything come down the chimney as that would be sitting in the bottom of the burner pot whereas this is at the bottom of the fuel reservoir. The emulsion mentioned above sounds possible. I'll take a look tonight and see what the consistency of it is (I suppose that's one of the first things I should have done...rubbed it between my fingers, smelt it, tasted it etc).

Hmmm, these seem to suggest that diesel bug is a black or dark green substance whereas the substance I have is a slightly off-white stuff. Also, it has gathered in the bottom of the reservoir which would suggest that it has passed though the filter. Maybe I'll take a closer look at the filter tonight.

A few years ago a friend of mine was walking down the street when someone who was walking the other way attacked and mugged him. So by the same token as above he should smack everyone who approaches him in the street just in case? I wonder this because in my experience people are far crueller, far less predictable and far more calculating than dogs.

Thanks for that, unfortunately that rules out the problem that could potentially be easily fixed (ie heating melts the wax). This would then suggest that the diesel/kero is contaminated somehow the suggestion being diesel bug? Is the solution to this to dismantle the tank/pipes and flush or is there a diesel bug eating bug?

No, I'm not sure at all. The substance looked to be an off-white colour and, well, waxy so I simply made an assumption. What does diesel bug look like and how would I remove it?

Pretty much what my way of thing is, just wanted to be sure that I'm not being an idiot contrary to my wife's belief. Absolutely, the heater's fuel tank is the bow under the front deck.

It's currently being fed by kerosene but I've been advised that mixing kero and diesel won't be a problem. I simply thought that DERV would be a simple way of introducing the anti-waxers. If it's mixed in with the kero in the tanks that it will work through since I have a flow, albeit a reduced one.

Yesterday, having been at home for a couple of weeks, we decided to spend the night on our boat. On arrival I lit the diesel fire but it never seemed to fully get up to heat. On investigation I spotted a mass of waxy material at the bottom of the reservoir that regulates the drip feed. Clearly, the cold has caused the kerosene to wax but I am wondering what would be the best way to unwax it? It seems unlikely that I'll be able to heat the diesel tank, pipes, etc enough to melt the wax so I wondered whether adding road diesel (with the anti-waxing agents) would help? Matt

But since it's not an ideal world then a man will suffice?

Since it was so politely put, I think that this is a fair request. Oi! You lot! Stay put!